A LOT of things have happened in Prestbury over the past 100 years and one resident has seen them all.

Hannah Cairns, of Alderley Road, turned the ripe old age of 105 on March 1, and to celebrate the landmark, family and friends came round and enjoyed some cake and drinks.

The former farm worker has seen it all in Prestbury, from the First and Second World Wars, right up to the shiny new houses being built around the village.

Even at 105, a birthday is always a good excuse for a knees-up, and this one was not any different.

Hannah’s relatives and friends popped round to enjoy some celebration food and help her get into the party spirit.

She said: "All of my family came round and there was a lot of people calling all day. We had drink and cakes, it was a very nice birthday.

"And Sir Nick was very nice, he was telling me all about his grandchildren."

After leaving school at 13, Hannah began work on a farm in Mottram St Andrew. She was married for 42 years and has two daughters, one grandchild and two great-grandchildren.

Mrs Cairns is currently building something of a collection of telegrams from the Queen, having received one on her 100th birthday and on her 105th birthday, and her sights are firmly set on the next one.

But how does someone reach the age of 105 and have the same zest for life? Hannah puts it all down to some old-fashioned exercise and the great outdoors.

She said: "It’s fresh air which keeps you young; we never had a car so we walked everywhere or cycled. It is definitely all of the fresh air and exercise which has kept me going."

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What was happening in 1903, the year Hannah was born?

Edward VII ruled over the United Kingdom.

The first ever Tour De France took place.

The Wright Brothers took to the skies for the first ever flight in a man-made aircraft.